HEINRICHS et al

PHOBIAHEINRICHS et al ­ cultural differences in fearsAIM ­ to investigate whether being brought up in different cultures affected social anxiety and fearof blushingPROCDEDURE 909 university psychology students 8 different universities from 8 different countries All volunteered Students divided into two groups Collectivist culture Individualistic culture Given a small description of a situation and asked to say how they would react Had to complete a social anxiety and blushing questionnaire Social anxiety ­ measured individual fear of social situations and interaction with others Blushing ­ measured fear of embarrassmentRESULTS Collectivist culture student showed high social anxiety and fearful of blushing Gave answers that avoided public interaction Highest social anxiety Japan Lowest social anxiety Korea Spain USA Canada Australia Netherlands GermanyCONCLUSION